Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inductive kickback protection by using multiple parallel circuit breakers with downstream TVS diodes
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Application No.: US15667029Application Date: 2017-08-02
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Publication No.: US10243349B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: William Fast, Jr.
- Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Richard A. Wilhelm
- Main IPC: H02H3/20
- IPC: H02H3/20 ; H02H9/04

Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention disclose an apparatus including a power source and a plurality of electronic subsystems connected in parallel to the power source. Each of the plurality of electronic sub systems includes a circuit breaker, a transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diode, and a load. The TVS diode is located downstream of the circuit breaker in each of the plurality of electronic systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180131176A1 INDUCTIVE KICKBACK PROTECTION BY USING MULTIPLE PARALLEL CIRCUIT BREAKERS WITH DOWNSTREAM TVS DIODES Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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